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Vado Ligure

The Vado Port System is made up of two well integrated terminals: APM Terminals‘ existing Reefer Terminal and its new semi-automated terminal, the Vado Gateway.

With the launch of Vado Gateway in 2019, Vado Ligure became the first semi-automated port in Italy with a fully-automated gate and stacking yard The Vado Ligure Port Complex is one of the most competitive terminals in Europe, combining innovation, automation, intermodal connectivity and the ability to offer fully integrated and complex services such as cold storage, project cargo, Ro-Ro and intermodal transport.

New vehicle logistics company set up in Vado, Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – The Fratelli Cosulich Group and XCA have set up VLV – Vehicle Logistic Vado in Vado Ligure, a logistics...

Maersk diverts ME2 service around Cape of Good Hope, ports change

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Maersk has announced that its ME2 service will no longer transit the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Its...

Paolo Cornetto resigns as CEO, Vado Gateway & Reefer Terminal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Paolo Cornetto will leave his position as CEO of Vado Gateway and Reefer Terminal from November 16....

More protests against Snam LNG facility in Vado

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – There has been a further protest against the proposed Snam LNG facility in Vado, Genoa. A protest began...

LNG controversy moves to Vado Ligure, Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – The EU energy plan calls for increased imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ports have been...

Cocaine found on two ships in Vado Ligure

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Local law enforcement and customs officials have seized two quantities of cocaine in ships in Vado Ligure....

Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...

Italy’s Liguria region considers second LNG terminal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The region of Liguria would like to the location of a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the local...

Renantis provides first fast reserve service in Vado Ligure, Genoa

The electrochemical storage system of Vado Ligure’s port is the first Italian plant to provide the Fast Reserve service, thanks to the cooperation between...

Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022, with significant gains in container and...

Italy: Top 10 container ports by TEU traffic – Jan-Sep 2022

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian ports organisation, has published total cargo figures for January-September 2022,...

European Coordinator of the Rhine-Alps Corridor visits Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2022 – The European Coordinator of the Rhine-Alps Corridor Pawel Wojciechowski has visited the Port of Genoa to...

Port of Vado Ligure to improve railway efficiency

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2022 – The Port of Vado Ligure is to improve railway efficiency by expanding and enhancing the railway park....

Port of Genoa opens new green coffee silo

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The Port of Genoa opens a new green coffee silo in Vado Ligure. Silocaf, part of the Pacorini group, has...

Ports of Genoa handled 17,653,891 tons of cargo in Q2 2022, up +5.8%

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 11, 2022 – The Ports of Genoa handled 17,653,891 tons of cargo in the second quarter of 2022, up +5.8% on the same...

Ports of Genoa return to pre-Covid cargo traffic in Jan-May

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – In January-May 2022, cargo traffic at the Ports of Genoa returned to pre-Covid pandemic levels. A total of...

Maersk to reduce transit times by 5 -21 days from Asia to Northern Italy

Genoa, Italy – June 29, 2022 – Maersk aims to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging...

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